Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) vs GeForce GTX 275

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop), covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 275
2009
896 MB GDDR3, 219 Watt
3.67
+33.9%

GTX 275 outperforms R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) by a substantial 34% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking677768
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGT200BKaveri Spectre
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 January 2009 (15 years ago)14 January 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data
Current price$82 (0.3x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores240384
CUDA cores240no data
Core clock speed633 MHz720 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate50.6 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance673.9 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data
SLI options+no data

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount896 MBno data
Memory bus width448 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1134 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth127.0 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIno data
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL3.0no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
CUDA+no data

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD18−20
+28.6%
14
−28.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Hitman 3 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+27.3%
10−12
−27.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+33.3%
18−20
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+31.3%
16−18
−31.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how GTX 275 and R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compete in popular games:

  • GTX 275 is 29% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.67 2.74
Recency 15 January 2009 14 January 2014
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm

The GeForce GTX 275 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) in performance tests.


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